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Additional Points Benefit

Additional Points Benefit

Purpose
  • Promoting the patriotism of the people by appropriately honoring and supporting national merit recipients and their bereaved families or families
  • Securing administrative expertise and efficiency by giving preference to holders of various qualifications such as national technical certificates
Legal Grounds
  • The bereaved family of a person deceased for a just cause, the deceased person himself/herself or his/her family according to Article 36-2 of the State Public Officials Act (Article 31-2 of the Civil Service Appointment Examination Ordinance)
  • Article 31 of the Decree On Public Officials’ Appointment Examinations
Details
  • Persons eligible for employment support
    Applicants eligible for employment support according to the applicable law are limited to those who have scored 40% or more in each subject, and a certain percentage (10% or 5%) of the perfect score for each subject is added to the score for each subject.
  • Persons who died or were injured in the pursuit of the national interest according to the applicable law are limited to those who have scored 40% or more in each subject, and a certain percentage (5% or 3%) of the perfect score for each subject is added to the score for each subject.
    ※ In case of overlapping additional points, such as those eligible for employment support and those who died or were injured in pursuit of the national interet, only one is recognized.
A person who holds a certificate under the National Technical Qualifications Act and other laws
  • Additional 3% to 5% of the perfect score for each subject of the written test is added to holders of qualifications in job-related fields in the recruitment exam for Grade 6 or lower (including researchers and instructors) (except when a certain certificate is required for the civil service recruitment examination and the relevant certificate holder is hired through career competition, etc.)
  • Addition ratio of certificates in the administrative field (example)
    Job series Sub-series Eligible qualifications Addition ratio
    Correction Correction Lawyer & judicial scrivener 3% ~ 5%
    Protection Protection
    Prosecution Prosecution Lawyer, certified public accountant & judicial scrivener
    Drug offense investigation Drug offense investigation
    Railroad security Railroad security Lawyer & judicial scrivener
    Administration General administration Lawyer & patent attorney
    Legal administration
    Finance and economy Lawyer, certified public accountant & certified public appraiser
    International trade
    Educational administration Lawyer
    Accounting Certified public accountant
    Tax Tax Lawyer, certified public accountant & tax accountant
    Customs duties Customs duties Lawyer, certified public accountant & licensed customs agent
    Social welfare Social welfare Lawyer, social worker grade I, social worker grade II & social worker grade III
    Audit Lawyer, certified public accountant, certified public appraiser & tax accountant
  • Addition ratio for research and technical jobs (including supervisory positions) and technical positions
    Categories Grade 6 & 7, researcher/instructor, Grade 7 or higher in technical service Grade 8 & 9 and Grade 8 or lower in technical service
    Technician, craftsman & engineer Industrial engineer Technician, craftsman, engineer & industrial engineer Technician
    Addition ratio 5% 3% 5% 3%
    * In the case of qualifications stipulated by laws other than the National Technical Qualifications Act, the ratio determined in the qualification column under other laws of the Decree on Public Officials Appointment Examinations [Attached Table 12] is applied.
    ※ Refer to the Decree on Public Officials Appointment Examinations [Attached Table 12] for the types of certificates subject to additional point benefit by series of job class (sub-series)
    ※ If there are two or more certificates subject to additional point benefit, only one that is advantageous to the person is applied, and only those who scored 40% or more in each subject can receive the additional points.